The NSW/ACT Alcohol Policy Alliance, made up of 48 groups including frontline emergency services, law enforcement and health experts, has warned that a bill before NSW Parliament would be a "curse" on Sydney if it passed.

Robert Borsak has introduced the bill to scrap the lockout laws. Credit:Peter Rae

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But in a letter sent to Premier Gladys Berejiklian, the alliance says it is "appalled" by the introduction of the bill and fears a return to an "unsafe and violent environment" in Sydney.

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The lockout laws, which were put in place to curb alcohol-fuelled violence in Kings Cross and the Sydney CBD, have had a "significant positive impact on the people of NSW", the letter says.

The letter says there has been "dramatic reductions in non-domestic violence ... reduced rates of alcohol-related serious injury presentation and a 60 per cent reduction in serious facial injuries requiring surgery at St Vincent's Hospital".

"In the five years before the measures were introduced, alcohol-related assaults were on a slight, but inconsistent, downward trajectory," says the letter, which is signed by the NSW Police Association, the NSW Australian Medical Association and St Vincent's Hospital.

"Since February 2014, the reductions in alcohol-related violence have been dramatic."

Michael Thorn, chief executive of Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education, says one of Robert Borsak's claims is pure fiction.

One of the signatories of the letter, chief executive of the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education Michael Thorn said he questioned why Mr Borsak and others "are so willing to talk down Sydney's night-time economy".

"While Sydney's nightlife profile has diversified, the City of Sydney's own data shows it has the strongest and most concentrated night-time economy in Australia with year-on-year growth since 2011.

"The number of establishments reached an all-time high in 2016 and again in 2017 and the city has never had more jobs or greater choice of drinks, entertainment and food options."

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It is understood the government would be unlikely to support the bill in its current form but Racing Minister Paul Toole has indicated that the Coalition would be prepared to make changes to the laws.

Mr Toole told Parliament last week: "Of course, many people in the industry have been very outspoken about the need for change to the current situation. I welcome feedback from the industry, the community, law enforcement and health sectors, and I will continue to consider their input."

But Mr Borsak told radio station 2GB last week that it was time to take a "reality check" on the laws.

"While there may be many members who feel a little uncomfortable about this bill – some who might genuinely agree with leaving the lockout laws as they are – I am sure there are many others who would like to revisit this issue," Mr Borsak said when he introduced the bill late last month.

NSW Police Association president Tony King said it could not be disputed that the "last entry" and "last drinks" measures had been "life-saving".

"This is a galling bill and any repeal of the 2014 measures would be a curse on Sydney again, shifting the balance back to 'violence over vibrancy' and a return to the devastating toll that we know harms all of us," Mr King said.

The lockout laws were implemented across the Sydney CBD area by former premier Barry O'Farrell in February 2014, following public outcry over a spate of violent alcohol-fuelled incidents, including the one-punch deaths of Thomas Kelly and Daniel Christie.

Opposition Leader Michael Daley has said that Labor would not be relaxing the laws.